One Leaf #1
Glory Fades - Love, Expulsion, Revolution ep

Fast, melodic hardcore, distinct from all its contemporaries.
Touches of melancholy without being sappy, politically minded and witty.
It should be noted that there are no songs actually about killing vampires.
Fans of Scream and Verbal Assault would do well to check it out.
Listen to the song Keep It In The Dojo off the 7".
Three dollars ppd. ~ $3.50 through PayPal

GLORY FADES was:
Chris Strunk - drums
Eric Yu - guitar
Ken Ramsey - vocals
Terry Cuozzo - bass
July 2001 - March 2002

One Leaf #2
Voices Forming Weapons - Welcome to New Bedford lp

Here it is, after almost two years of sitting on dusty shelves, the lp that combines the Voices Forming Weapons demo and 8 unreleased songs.
Originally, the 8 unreleased songs and three others were to be re-recorded for an lp on a division of Ebullition Records (Ape Must Not Kill Ape). Unfortunately, as things often go, the band broke up before this could happen, and all that is left are these recordings.
A band either remarkably ahead of its time or woefully long behind, Voices Forming Weapons played like a mix of Swiz, Dag Nasty, and Verbal Assault. Super technical, insane vocals, all the best aspects from the mid 80's DC sound. Unfortunately, often mistaken for a screamo band. I still have no idea what was up with that.
Listen to the song Soul Choir from the lp.
Eight dollars ppd. ~ $8.75 through PayPal

VOICES FORMING WEAPONS was:
Adam Gonsalves - bass and vocals
Eric Yu - guitar
George Radford - guitar
Kevin Camille - drums
Martin Johnson - vocals
January 2000 - April 2001

One Leaf #3
The Refuseniks - Refuse! demo

After a year of shuffling members, the three remaining state-side members of Glory Fades have a new band, with a much more aggressive and less straight forward sound.
Recorded at WERS for the Radio Beat program with Nicole "Chomper" and engineered by Alex Hartman.
And no, that is not Hitler on the cover.
Listen to the song Nosebleeds from the demo.

THE REFUSENIKS are:
Chris Minicucci - guitar
Chris Strunk - drums
Eric Yu - guitar
Ross Noyes - vocals
Terry Cuozzo - bass

One Leaf #4
R'N'R - Thank You ep

R'N'R's Thank You letter from Joe Hawk to everyone who came to the benefit show in February 2003, to help pay for surgery on his hand, which he sliced up falling through a store window. Oh yeah, the letter comes with a one-sided 7".
The record features two cover songs; Dag Nasty's Circles and Judas Priest's Breakin' the Law (with Joe Hawk on vocals).
This record is not for sale, and is available free of charge for people who came to the benefit show.

R'N'R is:
Aaron Shumsky - Bass
Eric Yu - guitar
Joe Silvia - guitar
Joe Shumsky - vocals
Justin De Tore - drums

One Leaf #5
Refuseniks - Nineteen to the Dozen 12"

Review by Chris Corry:
this record is a triumph of originality and melodic hc.
first off it's just nice to hear a record that has so little to do with anything trendy in hc right now, and to hear it done as well as this.
there's little bits and pieces of husker, articles of faith, bgk, verbal assault, scream, and a dozen other tuneful greats that run together into a well thought out, well executed, and totally relevent 18 and a half minutes.
the vocals are punk, the songs are fast but have a ton of tempo varieties, and it never lapses into annoying lifetime-esque sap. by my percise calculations, this recording is 8,126 times better than their demo tape and is the first good representation of this band.
if you can't tell, i really like this. thumbs up.
Listen to Held Hostage, the lead off track of the 12".
Nine dollars ppd.~ $9.75 through Paypal.

REFUSENIKS are:
Chris Strunk - drums
Eric Yu - guitar
Ross Noyes - vocals
Terry Cuozzo - bass
(Aloha, Cooch!)

Also available:
Glory Fades T-shirts
Front: Glory Fades...
Back: ...We Remain
Gold writing on black - M, L and XL.
Seven dollars ppd. ~ $7.50 through Paypal

Ordering info:

Cash or money orders accepted. Make money orders out to Eric Yu, NOT One Leaf Records.
International orders should get in touch first!
Send payment to:

Eric Yu
435 Medford St. #1
Somerville, MA 02145

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